Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis

Lionel Asbo - a very violent but not very successful young
criminal - is going about his morning duties in a London prison
when he learns that he has just won £139,999,999.50 on the National
Lottery. This is not necessarily good news for his ward and nephew,
the orphaned Des Pepperdine, who still has reason to fear his
uncle's implacable vengeance. Savage, funny, and mysteriously
poignant, Lionel Asbo is a modern fairy tale from one of the
world's great writers.